Middle School

(Grade 6 to 8)

Middle School is a time of great change for adolescents. Our Middle School Program is designed to provide developmentally appropriate learning experiences to help students be able to think, create, and contribute, preparing them for success in the 21st century.

During their time in the Middle School students study the following subjects: 

In English:

• Language Arts

• Reading                                                                                                                                       

• Math

• Science

• Social Studies                                                                                            

• Computer Science

• Art

• Music

• Physical Education (PE)

Second Language:

• French or German

In Arabic:                                                                                                        

• Arabic language

• Religion (Islam or Christianity) 

• Social Studies 

Standards and Books:

Reading & Literature:

We use the Common Core Standards

The book we use is “Collections”

Math:

We use the Common Core Standards

The book we use is McDougal Littell

Science:

Next Generations Science Standards (NGSS)

The book we use is Macmillan/McGraw-Hill

Social Studies:

Next Generations Social Studies Standards (NGSS)

The book we use is Macmillan/McGraw-Hill

Grading Policy

Each subject is out of 100 marks and is divided as following:

• 10 marks  Attendance

• 10 marks  Homework

• 10 marks  Participation

• 10 marks  Behavior

• 20 marks  Quizzes

• 20 marks  Project

• 20 marks  Quarter Exam

Students who are enrolled in the American Diploma are issued grades that are calculated using percentages and then converted to letter grades based on the following scale:

• 100 – 96  A+ 4.0 78- 76 C+ 2.3

• 95 – 93 A 4.0 75 – 73 C 2.0

• 92 – 89 A- 3.7 72 – 69 C- 1.7

• 88 – 86 B+ 3.3 68 – 66 D+ 1.3

• 85 – 83 B  3.0 65 – 63 D 1.0

• 82 – 79 B- 2.7 62 – 60 D- 0.7

• Below 60 F  

*Only coursework that is completed at SIS is used to determine a student’s grade-point average (GPA)